Posts Tagged ‘summer treat’

Bill Cunningham

Film: our favourite holiday DVDs

Holidays are our favourite time to catch up on all those great films that we missed over the past year. Here’s our list of the movies we’re taking away with us:
Martha Marcy May Marlene – a great film written… Continue reading

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Posted in: Film, Guilty Pleasures, Staying In, We Really Love

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Theatre: Philadelphia, Here I Come! by Brian Friel at the Donmar

Till 22 Sep 2012 at 7.30pm. Matinees on Thursdays & Saturdays at 2.30pm

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Philadelphia, Here I Come!, written by a young Brian Friel in 1964, is the play that made him famous not only in Dublin, but in London and New York too. And no wonder. It’s a fantastic play about a young… Continue reading

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Posted in: Book Now, Going Out, Theatre

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Children & Books: Vintage Children’s Classics Family Fete

Saturday 11 August 2012, 11am - 5pm. Illustrator's Workshops at 12pm & 2pm

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We went to this family fete, organised by Vintage publishers, last summer with kids of various ages and all had a great time. Of course bookworks will especially love it, as they will see some of their favourite characters brought… Continue reading

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Posted in: Books, Articles & Talks, Children

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Food: Rowley Leigh and Florence Knight of Polpetto cook together at Leigh’s Le Café Anglais for one night only

1st August 2012

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We love Rowley Leigh’s Bayswater restaurant, Le Café Anglais, just as we loved his previous abode, the hugely influential Kensington Place. We love Leigh’s cooking (it’s him you have to thank for creating that now ubiquitous dish: seared scallops

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Posted in: Book Now, Food, Going Out, Restaurants & Bars

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Theatre: Jumpy – how to get great seats for £10

16 Aug - 3 Nov 2012 at 7.30pm. Matinees at 2.30pm on Wednesdays & Saturdays.

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If you fancy a treat this summer, and something not at all sportif, then take yourself to see Jumpy. We saw it at The Royal Court last year and loved it (read our rave, here), and now it’s… Continue reading

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Posted in: Book Now, Going Out, Theatre

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Restaurants: 50% off the new Polpo Smithfield

Mon 30 and Tues 31 July 2012

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Hurrah – Polpo, Russell Norman’s newest restaurant to open in Clerkenwell, is having a soft opening next week. On Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st July, you’ll get 50% off your bill (food and drink included). Unfortunately lunches are already booked… Continue reading

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Posted in: Address Book, Food, Going Out, Restaurants & Bars